The Hakawati Project

The Hakawati Project is a 2 month comprehensive filmmaking lab to produce 6 films under the mentorship of A-list intl talent for those impacted by war in Syria.

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Syrians in Jordan’s Zaatari refugee camp are growing healthy plants and fresh vegetables using old mattresses and little water 🌱

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Viktor Witkowski began filming a documentary about then-mayor Chris Louras' plan to resettle 100 Syrian and Iraqi refugees in Rutland.
#THP #Thehakawatiproject #Syria #Refugee #filmlab #film #storyteller #storytelling #homeland #documentary #healing

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A photojournalist visits a Syrian child refugee she met three years earlier and learns what the war has taken away.
#THP #Thehakawatiproject #Syria #Refugee #Story #Storytelling #Storyteller #Film #FilmMaking #FilmLab #Healing #Dream #Journalist #Jordan

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A Bafta-winning #Syrian #photographer & #filmmaker who has temporarily changed careers to serve on the #coronavirus frontline as a hospital cleaner says he was desperate to #help after #England welcomed me with open arms.
#THP #Thehakawatiproject #Story

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The Harrowing Personal Stories of Syrian Refugees, in Their Own Words.
#THP #Thehakawatiproject #Syria #Crisis #Refugee #Storytell #Storytelling #FilmLab #FilmMaking #Story #Healing

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These are 7 videos guaranteed to change the way you see refugees.

#THP #TheHakawatiproject #Syira #Criri #refugee #Video #Storyteller #Storytelling #FilmLab #FilmMaking #Storytotell #Healing #Reality

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This is the story of son and grandson of #refugees and Tamer Ismail is one himself.
#THP #TheHakawatiProject #Storytelling #Storyteller #FilmLab #FilmMaking #Film #Diractor #Actor #Story #Healing

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"City of Ghosts" is an easy-to-remember recent #history.
Despite risking their lives to #document human rights abuses in #Syria, as asylum seekers in #Europe they have no right to work, let alone pursue glitzy directorial careers.
#THP #TheHakawatiProject

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A Syrian #actor and #director, Bassem the 37-year-old has long regarded #theater as an extension of human experience, and has channeled his own experiences of loss and displacement into his #art.
#THP #Thehakawatiproject #Syria #Armenia #Alexandria

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Srian refugee women face new COVID-19 battleground.

#THP #Thehakawatiproject #Syrian #Violence #Lockdown #Coronavirus #Covid19 #Virus #Abuse #Beat #Help #Healing #Storyteller #Storytelling #FilmLab #FilmMaking #Humanity #WomenPower #Feminist #Pendemic

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Crowded camps, depleted clinics and scarce soap and water make social distancing and even hand-washing impossible for millions of #refugees.

#THP #Thehakawatiproject #Syria #Covid19 #Health #Pandemic #Crisis #Camp #FilmLab #FilmMaking #Storytelling

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The virus COVID-19 could easily spread in the Syrian refugee camps since thousands live in tight quarters.

#THP #Thehakawatiproject #Syria #Covid19 #Virus #Health #Pandemic #Crisis #refugee #Camp #UNHCR #Coronavirus #FilmLab #FilmMaking #Storytelling

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Syrian artists Aziz Asmar and Anis Hamdoun memorialize George Floyd in war-torn country.

#THP #Thehakawatiproject #Syria #Idlib #Armenia #USA #Art #Artist #Justice #ICantBreath #GeorgeFloyd #WarTorn #Memorialize #Painting #Paint

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These are ten #stories of #refugees who are creating #opportunity from very little and are portraying #strength in some of the most difficult situations.
#THP #Thehakawatiproject #Syria #Armenia #Storyteller #Storytelling #FilmLab #FilmMaking #Healing

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A Syrian girl, whose family decided to return home for fear of Covid-19 in displacement camps, poses for a picture amid the rubble of her house in al-Nayrab, a village ravaged by pro-government forces.

#THP #Thehakawatiproject #Syira #Refugee #COVID19

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"I created an online citizen #journalism class for the nonprofit Paper Airplanes that would give 10 young adults affected by the #violence in #Syria the tools to share their singular #stories and perspectives with the world."
#THP #Thehakawatiproject

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Eyad Awwadawnan was a university student, studying law, in Syria but was never able to attend class because of the civil war that began. He shared the essay which he wrote in the camp.
#THP #Thehakawatiproject #Syria #Stortyteller #Storytelling #Journey

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Marwa, a #Syrian #refugee from #Damascus, spoken with a glimpse of hope in her eyes. With the #help of the ICRC, Marwa was reunited with her two children in #Jordan.
#THP #Thehakawatiproject #Syria #Film #Healing #Storyteller #Storyteller

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Abdulkader Hayani was 29 years old, a #refugee from #Syria. He had escaped the #war with his wife and their four children to safety in the #UnitedStates.
#THP #Thehakawatiproject #Storytelling #Storyteller #Art #Filmlab #FilmMaking #Tailor #Healing

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This article talks about facts and frequently asked questions about the #Syrian #CivilWar and resulting #Syrian #refugee #crisis and how to #help Syrian refugees and displaced families within #Syria.
#THP #Thehakawatiproject #Storytelling #Storyteller